<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>After reading all of the opinions on = the subject, I have concluded that those who do tilt on the lyre are those = who will benefit most from saving time and stress on the back.  Those who = don't are more likely to be people who will bear the time and expense of = repairs.  Logically it seems that tilting on the lyre is risky, and the anecdotal = evidence presented seems to support the conclusion that while outright structural = failure is not a very big problem, hidden damage to glue joints is more likely, = and the more the piano is tilted on the lyre, the higher the probability of this = damage.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks to everyone who = responded.  I'm going to continue to remove the lyre before tilting my = pianos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Frank = Weston </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>